Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1437 | 1413 | 1392 | 1292 | 1122 | 963 | 792 | 651 | 267 | 377 | 235 | 194 | 157 | 101 | 116 | 113 | 77 | 70 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:49AM1.87m | 6:12PM1.81m | 6:40AM1.81m | 7:02PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.16m | 12:07PM0.21m | 00:29AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1437 | 1413 | 1392 | 1292 | 1122 | 963 | 792 | 651 | 267 | 377 | 235 | 194 | 157 | 101 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 34 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 254 | 116 | 65 | 63 | 70 | 46 | 116 | 113 | 77 | 70 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 13 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 113 | 75 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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